Prejudiced Statement

As a 13-year, eight-month Mack Truck assembler in the 45-65 age bracket, I find Miss Phelps' statement printed in the Sunday Morning Call, Jan. 19, page A2, both an insult to me and my fellow workers.

Miss Phelps' statement, "Many of them, (Mack workers) . . . have comparatively low literacy and math skills," I believe is close to, if not a prejudiced statement. Many Mack workers, both union and non-union, give unselfishly of their time to serve as treasurers and officers of many civic organizations, not to mention serving on church councils and committees.

I also question Miss Phelps' professional capabilities as to the position she holds within the Private Industry Council of the Lehigh Valley. I would hope her superiors will re-evaluate Miss Phelps and her statement, especially now at a time of job crisis for Mack workers and other workers in the manufacturing industry.